Father Hood

Father Hood (1993)

Timing: 1:35 (95 min)

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Release date

1993-08-27

Country

United States

Production

Hollywood Pictures

Genre

Action, Comedy, Family

Budget

$0

Revenue

$3 418 141

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Director

Darrell James Roodt

Actors

Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry, Sabrina Lloyd, Brian Bonsall, Michael Ironside, Diane Ladd, Adrienne Barbeau, Vanessa Marquez, Josh Lucas, Bob Gunton
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Scenario

Scott Spencer

Producer

Nicholas Pileggi

Operator

Mark Vicente

Composer

Patrick O'Hearn

Artist

Audition

Editing

David Heitner
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• Sabrine Lloyd, who played the teenage girl, was 23 years old at the time of filming.
• Using a section of road closed for filming, the rock band R.E.M. recorded a music video there for their famous song "Everybody Hurts."
• The original title of the film – “Father Hood” (Father nicknamed “Hood”) – is a direct allusion to the noble outlaw Robin Hood. Due to the difficulty of a literal translation, the film received various titles in different countries: “Child Kidnapper” (“Der Kidnapper”) in Germany, “Public Enemy No. 1… my father” (“El enemigo público número 1... mi padre”) in Spain, “Family on the Run” (“Famiglia in fuga”) in Italy, and so on.
• The character played by Patrick Swayze (1952-2009) was based on the real Mike Hardy, who worked as a technical consultant on the film.
• The kidnapping scene was recreated in meticulous detail, with the exception that in reality, it involved two girls (Mike Hardy’s daughters), while the film depicts a boy and a girl.
• By the time this film was being shot, Patrick Swayze’s addiction to alcohol was out of control. It got to the point where he would pass out right on the set in front of the cameras.
• Using a section of road closed for filming, the rock band R.E.M. recorded a music video there for their famous song "Everybody Hurts."
• The film's original title, "Father Hood," was a direct allusion to the noble outlaw Robin Hood. Due to the difficulty of a literal translation, the film received various titles in different countries' releases: "The Kidnapper" ("Der Kidnapper") in Germany, "Public Enemy Number 1… My Father" ("El enemigo público número 1... mi padre") in Spain, "Family on the Run" ("Famiglia in fuga") in Italy, and so on.